Patents by Inventor Steven Nicholas Hill

Steven Nicholas Hill has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230313673
    Abstract: A technique facilitates use of sensor data, e.g., pressure data, associated with hydraulic control lines. According to an embodiment, a well string is deployed in a borehole and comprises a tool coupled with a hydraulic control line and operated via hydraulic inputs delivered through the hydraulic control line. Additionally, a sensor is coupled to the hydraulic control line to monitor pressure in the hydraulic control line. The sensor may be located permanently downhole proximate the tool. A control module is configured to collect data from the sensor and to compare the data to a baseline pressure profile associated with the tool. The sensor data may be used to determine characteristics related to operation of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Darcio Aparecido Braga, Geoffrey Pinard, Mannix Flores-Cruz
  • Patent number: 11702926
    Abstract: A technique facilitates use of sensor data, e.g. pressure data, associated with hydraulic control lines. According to an embodiment, a well string is deployed in a borehole and comprises a tool coupled with a hydraulic control line and operated via hydraulic inputs delivered through the hydraulic control line. Additionally, a sensor is coupled to the hydraulic control line to monitor pressure in the hydraulic control line. The sensor may be located permanently downhole proximate the tool. A control module is configured to collect data from the sensor and to compare the data to a baseline pressure profile associated with the tool. The sensor data may be used to determine characteristics related to operation of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Darcio Aparecido Braga, Geoffrey Pinard, Mannix Flores-Cruz
  • Publication number: 20200182045
    Abstract: A technique facilitates use of sensor data, e.g. pressure data, associated with hydraulic control lines. According to an embodiment, a well string is deployed in a borehole and comprises a tool coupled with a hydraulic control line and operated via hydraulic inputs delivered through the hydraulic control line. Additionally, a sensor is coupled to the hydraulic control line to monitor pressure in the hydraulic control line. The sensor may be located permanently downhole proximate the tool. A control module is configured to collect data from the sensor and to compare the data to a baseline pressure profile associated with the tool. The sensor data may be used to determine characteristics related to operation of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Darcio Aparecido Braga, Geoffrey Pinard, Mannix Flores-Cruz
  • Patent number: 10208568
    Abstract: A downhole tool in accordance to aspects of the disclosure includes a housing forming a bore to convey a wellbore fluid, an actuating piston moveably disposed in a cylinder located in the housing adjacent to the bore and a barrier fluid isolating the actuating piston from the bore. The downhole tool may include a compensator piston in communication with the barrier fluid and the bore that is moveable to balance the pressure between the barrier fluid and the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Geoffrey Pinard, Megan Laura Buchheit
  • Publication number: 20180016870
    Abstract: A downhole tool in accordance to aspects of the disclosure includes a housing forming a bore to convey a wellbore fluid, an actuating piston moveably disposed in a cylinder located in the housing adjacent to the bore and a barrier fluid isolating the actuating piston from the bore. The downhole tool may include a compensator piston in communication with the barrier fluid and the bore that is moveable to balance the pressure between the barrier fluid and the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Geoffrey Pinard, Megan Laura Buchheit